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Request
I am writing to request the following information under the Freedom of Information act 2000,
a) the total number of reports made to your force this calendar year (2022) under the following HO Codes: 8L, 8M, 88, 8R, and 8U.
Please would you send me
For HO code, 8L
Total number of reports made to your force this calendrer year (2022)
For HO code, 8M
Total number of reports made to your force this calendrer year (2022)
For HO code, 88
Total number of reports made to your force this calendrer year (2022)
For HO code, 8R
Total number of reports made to your force this calendrer year (2022)
For HO code, 8U
Total number of reports made to your force this calendrer year (2022)
b) As a above, but broken down month
For HO code, 8L
Total number of reports made to your force in; Jan, Feb, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December
For HO code, 8M
Total number of reports made to your force in; Jan, Feb, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December
For HO code, 88
Total number of reports made to your force in; Jan, Feb, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December
For HO code, 8R
Total number of reports made to your force in; Jan, Feb, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December
For HO code, 8U
Total number of reports made to your force in; Jan, Feb, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December
Note: please only include reports for both A and B if they include one or more of the following key words: “air tag” “tracker” “smart tag” “tracking device” “Bluetooth tracker” “tile pro” “Chipolo CARD Spot” “Jiobit smart tag” “Samsung galaxy smart tag” “electronic tag” “tagging device”
c) the total number of reports made to your force this calendar year (2022) under the following HO Codes: 8L, 8M, 88, 8R, and 8U.
Please would you send me
For HO code, 8L
Total number of reports made to your force this calendrer year (2022)
For HO code, 8M
Total number of reports made to your force this calendrer year (2022)
For HO code, 88
Total number of reports made to your force this calendrer year (2022)
For HO code, 8R
Total number of reports made to your force this calendrer year (2022)
For HO code, 8U
Total number of reports made to your force this calendrer year (2022)
d) As a above, but broken down month
For HO code, 8L
Total number of reports made to your force in; Jan, Feb, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December
For HO code, 8M
Total number of reports made to your force in; Jan, Feb, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December
For HO code, 88
Total number of reports made to your force in; Jan, Feb, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December
For HO code, 8R
Total number of reports made to your force in; Jan, Feb, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December
For HO code, 8U
Total number of reports made to your force in; Jan, Feb, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December
Note: please only include reports for both C and D if they include one or more of the following key words: “air tag” “apple tracker” “apple tracking device”
Extent and Result of Searches to Locate Information
To locate the information relevant to your request searches were conducted within North Yorkshire Police. I can confirm that the information you have requested is held by North Yorkshire Police.
Repsonse
Decision
I have today decided to disclose the located information to you.
Please see the below table which shows the number of offences as requested from 1 January 2022 to 24 October 2022, broken down by month. There are zero results for part c of your request.
Year - Month |
Number |
2022-01 |
3 |
2022-02 |
2 |
2022-03 |
2 |
2022-04 |
1 |
2022-06 |
2 |
2022-08 |
1 |
2022-09 |
2 |
2022-10 |
1 |
Total |
14 |
Please note that systems used for recording information are not generic, nor are the procedures used locally in capturing the data. It should be noted therefore that this force’s response to your questions should not be used for comparison purposes with any other responses you may receive.